Many of us are losing our minds. We are entitled to do this. We live in a country where presidential campaigns last two years and cost billions of dollars. With a set up like this, we would be insane if we weren’t going crazy.

Fortunately, I have found an antidote to this madness. Browsing in a small art gallery and tea shop in Spring Green, Wisconsin, I discovered the art and wit of Minnesota artist, Sue Rowe. You might call her the bear lady, as droll bears appear to have taken over her artistic subject matter. At times her bears are accompanied by text. Sue generously gave me permission to quote one of her bears.

“I did finally get stuff figured out, but by then I didn’t care and I was hungry for pie.

Greetings and welcome...

The Suitcase Lady Blog is now in its thirteenth year. I am obviously a believer in these words from E. B. White. "We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry." Thank you for reading the writing that I delight in doing.